_______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the Indianapolis
Urban League.
Whereas, The Indianapolis Urban League was founded by
the late Thomas W. Binford and the late Henry J.
Richardson, Jr. in 1965 as a nonprofit, nonpartisan,
interracial community-based social service/civil rights
organization funded by the United Way of Central Indiana,
individuals, organizations, businesses, and government
bodies;
Whereas, The Indianapolis Urban League is one of 105
leagues across the nation affiliated with the National Urban
League;
Whereas, The mission of the Indianapolis Urban League is
to assist African-Americans and other minorities and
disadvantaged persons to achieve social and economic
equality;
Whereas, The Indianapolis Urban League implements its
mission through direct program services, technical
assistance, and fact-finding and information dissemination;
Whereas, The Indianapolis Urban League established the
Business Development Center in the 1970s as one of the first
minority business development programs of its kind in the
city and state;
Whereas, The Business Development Center has helped
thousands of minority business venture clients with business
plans and procedures to acquire venture capital for
businesses; and
Whereas, The Indianapolis Urban League will continue to
"build bridges" among the races and work to achieve racial
tolerance and racial equity: Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly wishes to
recognize the many contributions that the Indianapolis Urban League
has made to the Indianapolis community.
SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
Representatives transmit a copy of this resolution to Joseph Slash,
CEO, and Karen Wright, Chairman of the Board of the Indianapolis
Urban League.